Dr Peter Ridd & Craig Kelly on The Chris Smith Show - 19 April 2024

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr Peter Ridd is a geophysicist with over 100 publications and 35 years’ experience working on the Great Barrier Reef and developed a wide range of world-first optical and electronic instruments for measuring environmental conditions near corals and other ecosystems. He was head of Physics at James Cook University for over a decade before being fired, in 2018, for questioning the quality assurance systems used by reef science institutions.

 

 GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Craig Kelly is National Director of Pauline Hanson's One Nation. He was a Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the electorate of Hughes from August 2010. In February 2021 Craig shifted to independent status before joining the United Australia Party later that year. He is a vocal critic of climate change measures, and his opposition to certain health mandates aligns with his strong stance on personal freedoms and anti-corruption.